Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic recipe that everyone should know how to make. They’re simple, delicious, and full of peanutty goodness! All you need are a few basic ingredients like peanut butter, sugar, flour, and – most importantly – lots of creamy peanut butter. Peanuts give the cookies an extra crunchy texture that really sets them apart from other sweet treats.
These cookies are loaded with peanut goodness times two – they have both peanut butter and peanuts. They’re a sweet treat that omnivores and vegetarians can both agree upon.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups chunky peanut butter
- 1½ cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup peanuts
How To Make Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies come together in three simple steps: first, mix up the dough; next, give it a quick chill to help those rich, peanutty flavors meld; and finally, bake until golden and perfectly chewy around the edges. Simple steps, big peanut butter payoff.
- To make them, you begin by creaming the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together.
To that mixture, add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture (wet ingredients). Fold in the peanuts to the cookie dough.
- Chill the cookie dough for one hour.
- Once the dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. While the oven is preheating, form the dough into equal-size balls and place on a cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each ball. Flatten the dough balls with the back of a fork. You can get fancy and do it in a criss-cross fashion.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, until they are golden brown and cooked through.
If you’re a peanut butter lover (and let’s be honest, who isn’t?), you’ll want to try a few more of my favorite peanut butter desserts. My Peanut Butter Pie is smooth, creamy, and downright dreamy. For something quick and nostalgic, Peanut Butter Fudge melts in your mouth with every bite. And if you love a good mashup, my Peanut Butter Brookies combine the best of brownies and cookies in one irresistible treat.
Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups chunky peanut butter
- 1½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup peanuts
Instructions
- Cream the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and mix to combine.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and peanuts. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Transfer dough to the refrigerator and chill for one hour.
- Once chilled, divide the dough into equal-sized balls and arrange on baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each ball. Press the dough down with a fork in a crisscross fashion to flatten.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the baking sheets into the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown on top and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies sit for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool before serving. Enjoy!
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